My little time out from blogging was actually quite nice. I’ve been feeling out of balance, and that, with the state of limbo my family is in at the moment, was enough to drive me ever closer to an impending panic attack.

But…

I got through it.

Grumpily at first.

Then a little less grumpily.

And finally, I began finding peace again.

Here are some things that happened this week:

We had some really great news this week that may mean our move will happen soon!

Judah cut his first two teeth…and they’re on the top! The girls teethed earlier and both cut bottom teeth first. He’s still fussy but it’s more manageable. Biting while nursing is a new issue, one I’m not quite sure how to handle. I’ve been thinking of getting a nursing necklace, which is basically a large ring on a cord that the baby can pull on and play with while nursing.

I got to take Emma and Gracie on dates on Saturday while Manly was home. I took Gracie to Starbucks and on some little errands. Emma and I got Starbucks and then I took her to get her nails done. It was her first time. I told Gracie she has to stop biting her nails before I can take her to get hers done!

The girls hit a new level in their relationship: they have DECIDED to be kind and loving to one another, to share their toys and play nicely together. They told me this on their own. I was such a proud momma, I could have cried.

I’m slowly but surely going to make my way through our house and set aside things for a garage sale and start packing our non-essentials. This is an unbelievably overwhelming issue for me…but I think I can do it.

Today is the day, folks. I’m getting rid of my Blogger account. It is just too difficult to update, upload, up-anything! I hope WordPress turns out to be as wonderful as I’ve heard, cause it was a pain in the rear to transfer and edit and reload everything!

In the spirit of new beginnings, I’m going to attempt to format my weekly posts in a more organized manner:

Mondays will be Malama Mondays…little tips and treasures to malama your body, spirit and mind!

Tuesdays will be Try-It Tuesdays…I can’t take credit for this idea. I saw it on another blog and thought it was such a creative idea! Try-It Tuesdays will be all about trying something new…a new recipe, activity, etc.

Wednesdays will be Wikiwiki Wednesdays…wikiwiki is Hawaiian for “quick”, so this will be a quick, easy and frugal family-friendly recipe (try saying that three times fast!).

Today I receieved a phone call from Alice at the Hawaii State Art Museum Shop. They have recently starting carrying my Etsy products in their store. The products were displayed this Monday, and already are selling out! Yay! Alice called for a reorder. I am very happy. A link to my Etsy shop is on the top right of this page.